SSSS - Sakeji School · SSSS akeji Bush Talkakeji Bush Talk 23/07/08 We went to the Children’s home. It was nice speaking with them. Chijika got a child that would not cry when

SSSS akeji Bush Talkakeji Bush Talkakeji Bush Talkakeji Bush Talk 23/07/08

We went to the Children’s home. It was nice

speaking with them. Chijika got a child that would

not cry when she held her. When I tried to hold the

baby, she would cry for me. She was a nice little

baby. I liked her too. I really thanked God for not

taking my parents away. But I also thanked God

for providing people to take care of the orphans.

~ Beatrice Kamalamba, Gr. 4

Yesterday we went to the

farm with Miss Young. We

first went to the butchery

and Mr. Stanford showed

us what they do to cut the

meat and how they make

milk and cream. Mr. Davis

showed us his sheep and

the horses. Thank you Mr.

Fisher for letting us have a

fun time at the farm!

~ Ezekiel Matunka, Gr. 4

Some Cinquain Poems

about our trip to the

farm

Horses

Run fast

Big and strong

Look beautiful and handsome

Wonderful

~Comfort Chishimba, Gr. 2

Piglets

Cute small

Running squeaking noisy

Smelly they like mud

Dirty

~Lucky Nyirongo, Gr. 2

Horses

Run around

Running at us

I sat on one

Dangerous

~Yahia Chongo-Olembe, Gr. 2

Sheep

Woolly small

Can make noise

Bleeting all the time

Talking

~Kudakwashe Zulu, Gr. 2

Horses

Run fast

Jump so high

Are so very tall

Kick

~Donex Kamalamba, Gr.2

Sheep

Eating grass

Moving and jumping

The sheep are playing

Baa

~Tehillah Mahamba, Gr.1

I went to the farm. At

the farm I saw a fat

cow. He mooed at

me. I think he wanted

to be my friend. When

I saw the sheep, they

said, “baaaa” to me. I

thought they wanted

to be my friends. Then

I saw piglets. They

oinked at me. They

maybe wanted to be

my friends too! The

horses were scary!

They were so mean! I

don’t want to be

friends with them, but

they looked pretty.

The dogs were better

than the horses. Poor

dog! People said he

was deaf, but I like him

still. The orphans were

cute. One girl’s name

was Wana. I liked her,

and her grandma was

nice. She was not

mean. I loved her

grandma so much! ~

Ntshenisi Ndlovu, Gr. 3

Above:

Miss

Young’s

class at

the farm

bridge

Right: Some students

petting one of the farm

sheep

Fun at the fisher farm and HillWood Children’s Home

Dear Parents and friends of Sakeji,

Greetings from Sakeji! It is a cold morning, and the sun is not up yet. The Sakeji children are stirring though, getting

ready for breakfast. This term in the cold season has had its special joys, and many things for which to thank our Lord

and Saviour.

Thankful for:

We thank the Lord for His goodness to us here at Sakeji during another term.

• Even the new students are well settled now. We see good effort is being put into learning, and much progress

has been made.

• New character qualities have been introduced including enthusiasm, flexibility, discernment and cautiousness.

• Many new lessons from God’s Word have been learned, in Sunday School and Scripture classes, plus the devo-

tions mornings and evenings. It is so good to see some of the younger ones now able to answer questions and

show that they have been listening well.

• The pianos are all being used for diligent practice today, since there is a piano recital tomorrow. Recitals are

always special times to display progress in musical ability.

Special times

There are many special features of second term:

• The first day of Half term was warm enough to enjoy the pool, tubing, the water-slide and the Flying-Fox. The

second day saw the seniors on bicycles, pedalling to the cottage, and then cooling off in the river. It was an-

other wonderful day!

• Sports Day was competition at its best, with personal and team competition in all the events. Congratulations to

the yellow team for placing first!

• The Camp-outs at the cottage will be treasured memories for many years. These special time for grade seven

students are remembered well for the good food, fun and games, and also the times to chat through problems

and spiritual concerns.

• The Rally Cook-outs were special times too, roasting supper over an open fire, and enjoying the special treats.

Help from the Lord

Five young people sent of the Lord, have dedicated their time to Sakeji, and given valuable input into the lives of the

students:

o Mr. Lizu Chinyama, a Sakeji graduate resident in Lusaka, has been a real encouragement to the

senior boys, and assists in computer classes and throughout the school.

o Miss Kaleigh Wendelborg, a final year nursing student from Saskatchewan, Canada, has been help-

ing at the clinic, teaching health and assisting in the senior classroom.

o Miss Jisca Wichers, a high school graduate from Ontario, Canada, has been a great help in PE, in

lower school, and has impressed us with her excellent piano playing.

o Misses Laura Steele, from Northern Ireland, and Rachel Johnston, from Scotland, have joined us for

the last part of the term. They are willingly helping in every place they can.

Projects Completed

Quite a few projects have been finished and are working well:

o New Solar water heaters in every house, and also the kitchen!

o More night lights throughout the school.

o The cold room is now repaired and working well, with an insulating wall added.

o The new alternator is working very well, and gives us constant power each day.

o The Sakeji river bridge was completed this term. It looks great and is a real help to all coming to

Sakeji.

Holidays

We trust and pray that you will have a wonderful time with your family this term break. Enjoy your children, as we

have. We look forward to seeing them again on September 9th!

May the Lord richly bless you all.

Yours sincerely, Paul Poidevin

Headmaster’s Report, Second Term, 2008

Going to Visit the

Chief When we went to visit the

chief, we drove to Ikelenge

in three cars. We sat on

grass mats. Her father was

the chief before her, and

her mother died recently.

She has four children: Gift,

Michael, Tina and Diana.

We didn’t go into the pal-

ace but sat outside. We

gave her dress material,

pictures, and a Sakeji hat

and jumper. She has to

look after any drunk or

mad people. When we

were about to go, she

came out wearing her

Sakeji hat. It was very hot

in the cars on the way

home.

~Natalia Reed, Gr. 4

A visit

with

James

Dear Mrs. Robertson and

James,

Thank you for coming to

visit us in Room 6. James

helped us learn how ba-

bies move. Also, we ob-

served James exploring.

He crawled to the book

shelf. He tried to pull out

books. Mrs. Robertson

called him. James looked

at her. That helped us un-

derstand caring. Mrs.

Robertson stopped James

from hurting himself and

from making a mess. We

appreciate that you came

to our class to help us with

our Science lesson.

Sincerely, Gr. 1-2

Sakeji Skyway’s Birthday Bash!

On Birthday party we eat special

food. We go to bed late. We

get prizes. The staff dress up. We

sing songs. I like cake best.

~Nonde Kaniki, Gr. 2

For birthday party, the theme

was about things that fly. Mr. Lizu

was the policeman who

checked us at the security

check. When it was my turn he

started to check my body. He

felt something in my pocket. He

asked me what it was. So I re-

moved it out of my pocket. It

was Vaseline and my hankie. He

looked at my Vasiline and asked,

“Is this a liquid?” I opened up my

Vaseline and inside was my

Vaseline. I was free from security

check. They stamped my pass-

port. I was free to go to the

plane. Inside the plane the stew-

ardesses were Miss Katrina and

Miss Kayla. Miss Avery was the

last passenger.

~ Chileleko Sibayumba, Gr.4

Left:

Mr. Lizu the

security

guard

ensures the

safety of the

passengers

boarding the

flight.

When I was young When I was young

I hated school,

But now it is quite cool!

When I was young

I loved to play,

But now there’s

No time anyway!

When I was young

I loved making mud cakes,

But now hearing about it

Gives me headaches!

When I was young

I loved to suck my thumb,

But now I think

It is quite dumb!

When I was young

I bit the dentist’s finger,

But now when I go there

I always linger!

~Lombe Changala, Gr. 7

Sports Day It was a cold,

chilly, and

windy morning

as we headed

for the field

with a huge

tug-of-war

rope.

“On your marks,

get ready!”

“Prrrt”, went the

whistle. The

one kilometer

race had be-

gun. People

got tired in the

middle of the

race. “Keep

going!” the

crowd shouted.

“Just one more

lap!” In comes

the winner of

the race. It is

Chigo! “Do your best!” the team

members encourage each other.

Cross, shuffle, shuffle, and throw! Yes

it is javelin throw. “Wooo!” cheers

the team members.

Jump your highest! Up you go and

have a safe landing.

Time to wrap up the events. One,

two, three, PULL. We won! It was

tug-of-war.

On Saturday, the results were out. If

you want to know them, check the

dining room. ~Julius Mwale, Gr. 7

Half Term at “Z” Cottage I enjoyed my time at the cottage. Most of

the seniors went on a bike. It was a nice

place to be on a wonderful day. We

swam in the water that was there, but it

was cold. On our way back, we were all

thirsty and there was a little water left in

the bottle. It was a little tiring. It was very

nice to be there! ~ Priscilla Mwale, Gr. 5

Give me listening ears

That I may hear

The songs of the birds

That I may hear their song.

Give me moving hands

That I may make things

For Thy glory and Thy praise.

Give me moving hands.

Give me feet

That I may walk

To tell Your love.

Give me feet.

~Caleb Ronald, Gr. 5

Give me eyes Lord

That I may look

In awe at Your creation.

Give me ears

That I may hear the birds sing

And the oceans roar.

Give me feeling

That I may touch

The wonders of nature.

Give me a nose

That I may smell

The scents of Your world.

Give me eyes Lord

That I may see.

~Benjamin Ferguson, Gr. 5

Give to us eyes

That we may truly see

Busyness that we may not

Be useless in later life,

That we may be helpful

To others and to You.

Give to us ears

That we may hear Your voice

And we may do Your will

According to Your voice.

Give to us feet

That we may keep

In step with You.

Also to walk on the right path :

Leading to heaven.

~Maiinga Mweetwa, Gr. 5

Above: Senior boys on Sports Day

Below: Tubing at the cottage

This week was birthday party. We sang

a song called “Oh Big Old Jet Airliner”.

It was interesting. Birthday party was

about flying machines. The dining hall

was like a plane. I was amazed! Mr.

Poidevin was the captain. Miss Katrina

was the stewardess. The flight was

Sakeji Skyways. It was fun! Miss Young

was the sky. ~ Patience Machayi, Gr. 3

Our Day at the

agricultural

fair in

Mwinilunga We woke up at 5:30

am...We made sure we

had everything we

needed. Then the jour-

ney began...The girls sat

at the back of Mr.

Ronald’s car...We even-

tually got bored of

“Uno” and so we sang

the rest of the way...

When we arrived, we

set up our stand,

cleaned our surround-

ings, and made sure

our stand looked at-

tractive...Some secon-

dary girls asked a lot of

questions which was

good because we

wanted people to

know about our school.

We were also handing

out some books, so I

think that’s why most of

the people were com-

ing...A guy won the raf-

fle and he got a Sakeji

hat...We decided to

go...When we arrived

back to school we

went to the Ronald’s

house to have supper,

but unfortunately, we

were so tired, we didn’t

even really want any

supper. What a big

day it was! ~ Womba

Musumali, Gr. 7

PRAYERFUL POEMS